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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

The annual salary statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,550
25th Percentile Wage	$40,550
50th Percentile Wage	$47,160
75th Percentile Wage	$47,330
90th Percentile Wage	$59,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,550.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2021.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	9-Year Growth
2021	$47,160	15.69%	26.74%
2020	$39,760	-10.94%	-
2019	$44,110	2.56%	-
2018	$42,980	1.58%	-
2017	$42,300	-3.57%	-
2016	$43,810	13.49%	-
2015	$37,900	1.45%	-
2014	$37,350	11.33%	-
2013	$33,120	-4.32%	-
2012	$34,550	-	-

Table 2. Compare Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender Salary in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,160, Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Minnesota, following the highest paying city Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $47,330). Compared with Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is .4 percent (.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$47,330
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$47,160
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$46,570
Rochester	$43,480
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$42,760
St Cloud	$38,650